A Brief History of Spreadsheets
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A historical overview tracing spreadsheet development from LANPAR through VisiCalc, Lotus 1-2-3, As Easy As, Quattro Pro to modern LibreOffice Calc. Explains concrete features such as forward referencing and the row-number/column-letter convention, and demonstrates how those early DOS and Apple II programs shaped current spreadsheet behavior.
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